You'll see the term RSS a lot as you explore Web 2.0 sites. It's a way for people who put things on the web to send their news and updates automatically to those who subscript to the updates.
PressFeed.com has this definition: "Also called web feeds, RSS is a content delivery vehicle. It is the format used when you want to syndicate news and other web content. When it distributes the content it is called a feed. You could think of RSS as your own personal wire service."
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
You'll see the term RSS a lot as you explore Web 2.0 sites. It's a way for people who put things on the web to send their news and updates automatically to those who subscript to the updates.
PressFeed.com has this definition: "Also called web feeds, RSS is a content delivery vehicle. It is the format used when you want to syndicate news and other web content. When it distributes the content it is called a feed. You could think of RSS as your own personal wire service."
Take a look at RSS in Plain English (3.5 minute video) here: http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
If you want to know more, try this link to an RSS Tutorial.